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'Bama Cop Let Johnson's Crazy Talking Fan Go

Posted Apr 2nd 2009 6:08PM by TMZ Staff

UPDATE: TMZ has obtained even more of the crazy dashcam footage of Shawn Johnson's obsessed fan when he was stopped in 'Bama -- five days before he was arrested near the "Dancing" set with guns and duct tape in his car.

The man accused of stalking Shawn Johnson was actually stopped by Alabama cops during his cross country trek to California -- and was caught on tape nonsensically rambling to police about his plans to meet and marry the Olympic champion.

Robert O'Ryan: Click to watch
In surveillance video taken five days before he was arrested, Robert O'Ryan can be heard telling police, "I'm meeting with her. I've been communicating with her ... Basically, I'm gonna try to get her to marry me." O'Ryan also says all his conversations with Johnson have been "telepathic." And after hearing all this crazy talk -- the officer LET HIM GO!

According to WKRG in Alabama, O'Ryan was given two traffic tickets: one for having no insurance and the other for an expired license plate.

O'Ryan was arrested on March 24 after trying to break into the lot where Johnson films "Dancing with the Stars." He was charged with one felony count of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle.

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1. The brain is a mysterious thing. Crazy and scary.

Posted at 8:25PM on Apr 1st 2009 by snicky6

2. What could the cop do? No crime no foul

Posted at 8:23PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Truth Hurts

3. So let me get this straight. A Black man and his wife almost get arrested for trying to see a dying relative in the hospital and this pyschopath gets to walk away and go stalk a 17 year old girl? I'm just saying.....

Posted at 8:26PM on Apr 1st 2009 by jerkweed2009

4. Call for backup and search the car. You know he's got to have a trunk full of crazy goin' on !

Posted at 8:28PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Big 'ol southern DUH !

5. jerkweed, the man did not get arrested, just a ticket, and that cop resigned today, it happened here. This cop should hve asked to search his car or something.

Posted at 8:31PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Kelli

6. Based just on what's on that tape alone, I can't see any reason why the officer should have detained him any longer than the half hour he did. Harvey, you're an attorney, don't you read some of the stupid stuff your people write on TMZ.com? At the time, there was no reason to not let him go, duh. Even with the blessing of hindsight, there still was no reason to do other than what the officer did at the time.

Again, my comment is based solely on the info available on that tape provided. If TMZ has some other reason to feel he should have been detained longer, than give it to us, because your comments with the story are idiotic.

Posted at 8:35PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Saraleigh

7. "Crazy in Alabama!"

Posted at 8:41PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Alicia

8. uh ya hi retards what do you mean he had no reason to search the car.. he had no insurance expired plates and he was even allowed to keep driving to cali?? he asks him wtfs up wit the car full of guns and the dudes like ya im gonna go get shawn johnson to marry me my intuition says were meant to be together .. ???

Posted at 8:44PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Marina

9. oh by the way he would have been arrested on the spot if he were black

Posted at 8:44PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Marina

10. Oh hell no. This guy is giving off I'm a crazy psychopath vibe and the cop should have searched his vehicle for any firearms or drugs like they do in the inner cities. This man was on his way to harm Shawn Johnson and I hope he is not let out.

Posted at 8:46PM on Apr 1st 2009 by whatever!

11. So, if you have no insurance, your just let go on your merry way, and if you hit another car. Too bad. If you have no license tabs updated that too doesn't get enough to take you down to the station. Wow, that would never of happened years before. To much political correctioness is going on in this crazy America.

Posted at 12:22AM on Apr 2nd 2009 by Det819

12. His interest in her was not breaking the law at the time. What's the big deal? Would be terrible if they arrested every guy who seemed to be in love and wanting to marry a girl. He did not do anything illegal about it until breaking in to the studio.

And to the dude who pulled the whole race card out on this -- why is it that some Americans who are black always have to twist things to sound racist especially when racism has obviously nothing to do with it? (I'm being PC here as the term African American would imply that the person was originally from Africa, which is not always the case, some may be from the Caribbean or the Pacific Islands, and some have never been to Africa their entire lives, and it's like saying that being an American isn't good enough after all America means melting pot)

Posted at 8:49PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Me

13. hey TMZ, don't you dare make it like its the cops fault. Did he committ a crime? do they have a excuse to arrest him? NO THEY DON'T, so stop trying to make you guys feel better but starting $HIT. jerk offs!!

Posted at 8:52PM on Apr 1st 2009 by todd lee

14. In Alabama things are different, Ive lived here my whole life and compared to people I work with and see everyday this man does not stand out. I think its because its so freaking hot here all the time.

Posted at 8:53PM on Apr 1st 2009 by bamamom

15. wow bet u he is feeling like a dumb ass!! but then again he couldnt have know he was gonna do that for all the cop knew he was some crazy guy that was all talk!!

Posted at 8:51PM on Apr 1st 2009 by omg

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